Abstract: The pilot study involved 30 obese volunteers divided into three groups. The first received Super CitriMax at 2,800mg HCA per day. The second took a combination of Super CitriMax plus niacin-bound chromium as ChromeMate (400mcg chromium) and Gymnema sylvestre extract (400mg providing 100mg gymnemic acids). The third group received a placebo. The supplements were given daily in three doses 30?60 minutes before meals. All groups ate a diet of 2,000 calories per day and had a 30-minute supervised walk five days a week.

After eight weeks, the first group lost 6.2 per cent of body weight and reduced BMI by 6.3 per cent. The second group lost 7.8 per cent of body weight and a 7.9 per cent of BMI. Placebo shed 1.6 per cent of body weight and 1.7 per cent of BMI. Total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides decreased 6.3, 12.3 and 8.6 per cent, respectively, in the first group; 9.1, 17. 9 and 18.1 per cent, respectively, in the second group; and 0.8, 0.8 and 0.0 per cent, respectively, in the placebo group.

Potential Applications: Super CitriMax is a patent-pending form of (?)hydroxycitric acid bound to calcium and potassium. It is a 100 per cent soluble, tasteless, odourless powder ideal for functional beverages.